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Apr 2, 2025

“A Free, Conscious and Consensual Death” - Nicolas Menet’s Ultimate Plea for the Right of Death

Discussion with his tumor, moments of life with his friends, days in the hospital… faire le deuil de soi , or self-mourning,  traces back the last year and a half of Nicolas Menet. This autobiography, published...

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Mar 30, 2025

Sunday Summary - 30th of March 2025

Dear readers, welcome to your weekly Maastricht Diplomat Sunday Summary! In store today, we have a rundown of highlights in yet another eventful, albeit disconcerting week of news. Buckle up and enjoy (with caution).  Signal Chat Dilemma: On March 15th, the U.S. launched a series of air strikes targeting the Houthi, a Yemeni rebel group  which controls the North-West of Yemen and Sanaa. Since the onset of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in October of 2023, the group has been attacking Israeli, US, and UK merchant vessels in the Red Sea. This has been an ongoing means of protest for the group who fiercely state that they will not stop until Israel lifts its blockade  of Gaza. President Trump announced the strikes by threatening the “ use [of] overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective."  On Monday March 24th, Jeffr...

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Mar 31, 2025

“Food for People, Not for Profit” – How Maastricht University Students are Transforming Local Food Systems

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Mar 30, 2025

CC - Central do Brasil

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Mar 29, 2025

Who Brought TEFAF’s 2025 Trophy?

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